Wichita eagle., 1887-11-03
ARE WE RIGHT OR wRoNGa
A SuI,are Out Honest Talk With the he
puhucans of Sedgwick County.

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A Square Out Honest Talk With the Re
puhucans of Sedgwick County.
For the sake of the life, fol
the purposes of a political cam
paign, the reprcating and humorous
suuibs OF the newspaper, the bandinage AND
pratorical flights of the stump speaker, pro
baby are all well enough; at least they
may be counted as admissible. But after
III is said, when the newspaper has sub
sided and the speaker ceased to harangue,
there comes to every thoughtful, earnest
man, convictions of duty and resolves
touching his uncast ballot, which no editor
OK politician can change or alter. To the
Republican. back and above the flights of
the orator and the appeals of the newspaper
stands the silent figure of Abraham Lin,
coin, the martyr, and the whisperings OF
his immortal ,utterances, all intensified and
rendered indeliable by four years OF mortal
conflict In which the life blood and treasure
of his country was poured out libation to
freedom and foT the happiness and best
welfare of our children and children's
children.
The Republican party, therefore. means
something beyond the passions Of the hour,
beyond the misunderstanding and mistakes
of any convention, local or national. 1t
means an organization vital to living princi-
pies, to principles which you and hold to
be of more value than any desire which we
could possibly have to FURNISH some
recreant element OF our own party, to prfn-
ciples so dear that many of you counted
your lives and all you had or possessed as
weighing but little in the balance as you
marched away from home and all lis en-
dearments and forth TO confront wars
Iough, bloody vlsage.
Sedgwick county is the greatest, and
Wichita as city, the proudest of all Our
great commonwealth. There ls not
stain, political or otherwise, attaching to
either, and they both are Republican. Shall
they remain so, or will we, because of mis- |
takes not our own, turn over the greatest
county and the proudest city
In this free, progressive Kansas,
In this enlightened period, 10 the old con-
servatlve, Vnprogressive and greedy Demo
cratic party. which will, when once in pos
session, hold On Ike grim deathS VIII we,
for the sake Of Furnishing come one for
whom we care little personally or polite
ally, stultify our lives, belle our principles
and put at naught sacrifices which cost
more than treasure. whose demand was
SORROW ard tears and patriot blood, and the
Tecompense Of whose victory has ever since
been sought by TIE party which forced SO
great cost? Shall we-will you-consent
that the Republican party of this great
county and city be bound and its Offices
and honors be delivered into the hands Of
whose sole argument Is an appeal
to your prejudice, only that they may be In
The position TO more securely dictate to and
control us when the hour comes In which |
we will want TO make ourselves our county
and our party felt Tor good in state and
national party council and conventions?
Shall we, can we afford to, by our vote
next Tuesday, place the great Republican
county Of Sedgwick and The great Repub-
ican city of Wichita In such a position
that, being in the hands and power Of the
Democratic party, our greatness shall
count for nothing when 1t comes to be de
cided WHIST shall be the character of the
laws of Republican Kansas, what her
policy, who her chief executlve'
These are some of the questions, the
vital questions, which every REPUBLICAN
Of Sedgwick county must answer for him
self, and voice, by The silent ballot which
he shall cast next Tuesday. Howl as the
Democrats may, misrepresent as they IN
ieniably can, the EAGLE has faith 10 be /
lieve that the descending sun Of next Tues
day Will revesl the enemies If our thou
sand times tested principles, seeking their
secluded holes where plots are only Matched
against Republicans and where greed for
office Is ever nourished In the dark soil Of
IGNORANCE and blind prejudice.
Then away with unmanly prejudicos,
out upon all sppeals which are an insult to
your intelligence, defy the impudent DEM
agogues who presume to dishonor your
Judgment, and 10 mock your self respect
by urging you to cast your vote against
your life long principles, and thus not only
yindicste your own convictions Of right,
but thereby save your county and city and
party from future emharrsssnents by psac
ing Ii office the best. the most competent
men ever chosen In Sedgwick county.
Vote the ticket straight and we VIII win
In IS.
We VIII pit sunny southern Kansas Win
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